"I've already made up my mind, to the sta…" — Akiyama Shinichi Quote

"Don't succumb to panic. Only those who see the bigger picture win."

— Akiyama Shinichi · Liar Game

"A former teacher of mine, Okabe-sensei, was always saying this to me: 'To believe people is to doubt them.'... meaning if you keep doubting people and searching what's inside them, sooner or later you're bound to understand something about them. And when you do, you'll be able to entrust something to them. That is what it means to trust and believe."

— Akiyama Shinichi · Liar Game

"The true evil is becoming apathetic about other people."

— Akiyama Shinichi · Liar Game

""Trust". The act is without a doubt a very noble one. But you know, what many people call "trust" is actually giving up on trying to understand others. And that has nothing to do with "trust", but is rather apathy."

— Akiyama Shinichi · Liar Game

"Doubt them. Question them, suspect them... and take a good, long look into their hearts. Humans are the kind of beings that can't put their pain into words, after all."

— Akiyama Shinichi · Liar Game

"People should be doubted. Many people misunderstand this concept. Doubting people is just a part of getting to know them. What many people call "trust" is really just giving up on trying to understand others, and that very act is far worse than doubting. It is actually "apathy"."

— Akiyama Shinichi · Liar Game